It is tasked with patrolling Ukrainian waters and coastal defense and operates a variety of different ships.

[1][2][3] The division's vessel Horlakiv took part in a joint exercise with the American Navy in 2019.

The vessel of the division Netishyn, laid Naval mines from February 24 to May 23, 2022, in the Black Sea off the coast of Ukraine[5] performing combat operations in close proximity to Russian warships amidst aerial raids conducted by the Russian Air Force.

[6] Netishyn was also involved in the search for dead personnel from the Island-type patrol boat P190 "Slovyansk" and the trawler U360 "Henichesk", sunk by Russian aircraft.

[5] They retrieved dead bodies as well as artillery and communications equipment from the destroyed ships.